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Menai Suspension Bridge
The Menai Suspension Bridge (Welsh: Pont y Borth, Pont Grog y Borth) is a suspension bridge to carry road traffic between the island of Anglesey and the mainland of Wales. The bridge was designed by Thomas Telford. Construction of the bridge began in 1819 with the towers on either side of the strait, which were constructed from Penmon limestone. Then came the sixteen huge chain cables, each made of 935 iron bars, that support the 176-metre span. To avoid rusting between manufacture and use, the iron was soaked in linseed oil and later painted. The chains each measured 522.3 metres and weighed 123 t. Their suspending power was calculated at 2048 t. The bridge was opened on 30 January 1826.
Menai Suspension Bridge
The Menai Suspension Bridge (Welsh: Pont y Borth, Pont Grog y Borth) is a suspension bridge to carry road traffic between the island of Anglesey and the mainland of Wales. The bridge was designed by Thomas Telford. Construction of the bridge began in 1819 with the towers on either side of the strait, which were constructed from Penmon limestone. Then came the sixteen huge chain cables, each made of 935 iron bars, that support the 176-metre span. To avoid rusting between manufacture and use, the iron was soaked in linseed oil and later painted. The chains each measured 522.3 metres and weighed 123 t. Their suspending power was calculated at 2048 t. The bridge was opened on 30 January 1826.